Objective To confirm an alternative method for primary culture of osteoblasts through comparison of two primary culture methods. Methods Calvarias were dissected from newborn Kunming mice, osteoblasts were isolated with serum-containing collagenase digestion method and sequential digestion method respectively. The osteoblasts were observed under invert microscope, the growth curve was made with the application of MTT method, the rate of living osteoblasts was counted with trypan blue method respectively. Results Compared with the serum-containing collagenase digestion method, the sequential digestion method presented higher production of osteoblasts, higher cell survival rate (P

Objective To explore the effects of different concentrations of fluoride, aluminum alone and in combination exposure on mice parietal bone cell subclone 14 (MC3T3-E subclone 14), and to elucidate the pathogenesis of endemic fluorosis. Methods The proliferation of MC3T3-E1 cells exposed to 10-9 -10-3 mol/L NaF alone, 50 ?mol/L NaF and 5 ?mol/L AlCl3 alone and in combination ,was measured by CCK-8, and the change of cell cycle was measured by flow cytometry after treatment with various concentrations of fluoride and aluminum. Results Fluoride alone did not promote osteoblast MC3T3-E1cells proliferation, higher concentration fluoride inhibited MC3T3-E1 cells proliferation. Fluoride and aluminum combined exposure (50 ?mol/L NaF +5 ?mol/L AlCl3) stimulated proliferation of MC3T3-E1 cells (P